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He who observes the wind will not sow,
    and he who regards the clouds will not reap.

As you do not know the way of the wind,
    or how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child;
likewise you do not know the work of God
    who has made everything.

In the morning sow your seed,
    and in the evening do not let your hand rest;
because you do not know which activity will find success,
    this way or that way,
    or if the both will be good.

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Whoever watches the wind will not plant;
    whoever looks at the clouds will not reap.

As you do not know the path of the wind,(A)
    or how the body is formed[a] in a mother’s womb,(B)
so you cannot understand the work of God,
    the Maker of all things.

Sow your seed in the morning,
    and at evening let your hands not be idle,(C)
for you do not know which will succeed,
    whether this or that,
    or whether both will do equally well.

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Footnotes

  1. Ecclesiastes 11:5 Or know how life (or the spirit) / enters the body being formed